BS23 3RD North Somerset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston-super-Mare South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Stradling Avenue, Weston-super-Mare: 38 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in North Somerset in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,938 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,045 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (51% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Rear of Totterdown Road Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (300 m)
- Gas Works Weston-super-Mare: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Former Sweat FA site Winterstoke Road Weston-super-Mare: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Frames Snooker Centre, Sunnyside Road North, Weston-super-Mare: up to 9 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- 12 Clifton Road, Weston-super-Mare, permissioned (860 m)
- Fir Trees, Winterstoke Road, Weston-super-Mare: up to 8 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Station Gateway Weston-super-Mare: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 37 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 37 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 37 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Weston-Super-Mare 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m |
| Weston Milton 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Worle 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Kensington Road Bournville | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Weston Beach Parking | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 690 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 18.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor Lodge Surgery | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bournville Pharmacy | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead Weston General Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Weston-super-Mare Police Enquiry Office | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Weston-S-Mare Devonshire Cashzone | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Coniston Green 6,040 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Clarence Park 6.5 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Coniston Green 770 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 730 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 420 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grove Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.0 km north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Royal Sands and Uphill | Beach | 2.2 km south-west |
| Worlebury Hill | Hill | 2.5 km north |
| Anchor Head | Wetland | 2.7 km north-west |
| Tower Rock | Cliff or slope | 3.2 km south-west |
| Brean Cross Pill | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 35 |
3 of the postcode's 38 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stradling Avenue.